Comment by Cecile Hines on August 13, 2012 at 8:49am

These are beautiful Damien!

Comment by Ed Cahill on August 13, 2012 at 9:54am

Amazing work for an hour —they would have had to drag me out of there.

Comment by Damien M. Gonzales on August 13, 2012 at 11:44am

Thanks Cicile and Ed.  It was great painting colors very different from where I live and sheer and undercut cliffs up to 1000 feet tall decorated with stains. For scale you can see a little doorway to the left of the ruin with a stone tower. Go see this place when you get a chance.

Comment by Cecile Hines on August 13, 2012 at 2:42pm

I used to live in Gallup and would roam the county sides on my days off, beautiful country.

Comment by Ed Cahill on August 13, 2012 at 4:45pm

Damien, are you using a black on your palette, or is that a mix. Also are you rendering in grisialle first or putting down tones.

Thanks

Comment by Damien M. Gonzales on August 13, 2012 at 6:39pm

Had some black on the palette but the deepest darks in the forground are Thalo+alizarin with cobalt blue and ultrumarine and burnt sienna with touches of titanium white used in combination moving into the distance. The photo makes all the deeper darks look the same which can't be. Deeper darks in shadows and stains near to far are stepped in value and tone. This is all direct tones over a quick charcoal pencil drawing.

Comment by Sharron Boxenbaum on August 13, 2012 at 7:35pm

Always a pleasure to see your work! Love how you've captured the sheer scale of these giants.

Comment by Damien M. Gonzales on August 13, 2012 at 10:19pm

Thanks Sherron for looking them over.

Comment by Lynne Haines on August 16, 2012 at 5:27pm

Fabulous.  I can see Mummy looking out at me, chuckle.  No really, I am a great fan.  I paint fast too.  They are the best.  This is a marvelous piece.

Comment by Damien M. Gonzales on August 17, 2012 at 11:28am

Thanks Lynne. I hope all is well.

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